Erand

Erand
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Coordinates: 25°59′17″S 28°06′47″E / 25.988°S 28.113°E / -25.988; 28.113
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Midrand
Area [1]
• Total	2.03 km^2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,728
• Density	2,330/km^2 (6,030/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	76.8%
• Coloured	2.8%
• Indian/Asian	15.3%
• White	4.1%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	28.9%
• Zulu	14.6%
• Xhosa	12.0%
• Tswana	10.0%
• Other	34.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Area code	010

Erand is a suburb of Midrand, South Africa. It is in located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Originally an agricultural holding near Halfway House, it was named after the owner Erasmus of the farm Randjiesfontein.^[2]

References

1. "Sub Place Erand". Census 2011.
2. Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 4 Dev - For. Cape Town: Nasou. 1971. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-625-00320-4.